栓Q

shuān Q
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 thank you (mock-sarcastic)
  2. 2 thanks, I hate it
  3. 3 I'm done / speechless

Examples

HSK 7-9
Jiābān dào língchén, shuān Q.
Working overtime until dawn - thanks, I hate it.
HSK 7-9
Zhège zuòyè tài nán le, shuān Q lǎoshī.
This homework is too hard - 'thank you' teacher.

Tips

history
Originated in 2022 from a viral Douyin video by Guangxi farmer Liu Tao (刘涛teacher), whose heavily-accented English 'thank you' sounded like Q (shuān Q). The phrase went mega-viral and evolved from literal 'thank you' into a sarcastic 'I give up / done with this'.
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Extremely casual, playful-sarcastic. Q is one of the defining memes of 2022 Chinese internet culture - expect to see it in captions, comments, and parody songs. Not for formal use.

Stroke Order

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